It was a beautiful early afternoon in Melbourne as the drivers took to the track at Albert Park for first practice on Friday afternoon.Pirelli has brought the C3, C4 and C5 compounds to the event. A 1:20.886 from Lewis Hamilton saw him lead the charts 5 minutes in on the mediums, with Leclerc, Piastri, Perez…
2024 marks the twelfth season in Formula One for Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas. The 34-year-old is out of contract at the end of this season and is looking to secure another multi-year deal following his move from Mercedes to the Hinwill-based squad at the conclusion of the 2021 season. There has been quite a bit…
Sauber F1 driver Zhou Guanyu found himself in pit lane mayhem at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. These issues echoed the problems at this season’s first race in Bahrain, where the team had a wheel nut nightmare with Valtteri Bottas’s car. Bottas experienced a pit stop horror story that reminded the watchers-on of Monaco 20221…
Formula One has found itself on the front of newspapers as well as the back in recent weeks. When this happens, it is usually due to celebrating the crowning of an F1 Drivers’ World Champion or due to moments of controversy. Sadly, as many an F1 fan no doubt knows, it is the latter which…
Bottas shares his thoughts on this year’s car and believes this is a step forward.
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When Valtteri Bottas departed the Mercedes Team at the end of 2021 and made the switch to Alfa Romeo, it was a team gaining momentum. He had some fantastic results in early 2022 and finished up 10th in the Drivers’ Standings. 2023, however, was a different story. The team slipped backwards, finishing in 9th place…
Valtteri Bottas predicts former teammate Lewis Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari will shake up the driver market as Mercedes looks to complete its 2025 lineup
